El Patio

Albuquerque's Favorite New Mexican Dining!

El Patio de Albuquerque Restaurant has been serving the finest traditional northern New Mexican cooking since 1977. Centrally located in University Heights at 142 Harvard Southeast, El Patio serves breakfast, lunch & dinner seven days a week. Come enjoy a drink on our lovely patio!

El Patio de Albuquerque also provides catering service, so you can enjoy authentic New Mexican cooking at your next party or event! The fun atmosphere and delicious food that El Patio is known for can be served at your office gathering, rehearsal dinner, family reunion, birthday or reception. El Patio will provide everything you need to feed large or small groups at your location. Click on the “Catering” tab above to learn more about El Patio catering or to schedule an event with us!

Menus

BREAKFAST

El Patio Breakfast, 8.5
One rolled cheese enchilada with red or green chile, topped with an egg of your choice and served with beans, potatoes and a sopa or tortilla.

Huevos Rancheros, 8.5
Two eggs any style on a regular or blue corn tortilla, served with beans, potatoes and tortilla or sopaipilla.

Breakfast Stuffed Sopaipilla, 10
Carne adovada, egg, and potatoes fill a sopaipilla and it is smothered with red or green chile and topped with melted cheddar cheese.

11. Fajitas, 15
1/2 lb marinated steak or chicken breast, hand-cut and sauteed with bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes. Served with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, salsa, a side of potatoes and two flour tortillas (white or wheat).

12. Carne Adovada Burrito Plate, 15
Served with a side of beans, potatoes and a sopaipilla.

CHILD’S MENU

Child’s Plate (12 and under), 5
Choice of rolled cheese enchilada or taco with a side of potatoes or beans, and sopa stix.

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El Patio Press!

Hear what the media are saying about us...

Arizona Republic Newspaper, November 2013
“El Patio is one of the city’s most popular dining spots. For nearly four decades, families, tourists, professors, students, even celebrities – have lined up for robust but simple fare…”

Albuquerque Magazine, September 2012
“This University of New Mexico-area restaurant’s salsa packs a solid medium heat that won’t sear your taste buds off. It has a roasted, salty, tomato flavor that pairs perfectly with some of the thinnest, crunchiest chips in town.”

Venue Magazine, July 2010
“You’ve almost certainly eaten there, possibly years ago while you were in college or entertaining visiting guests. The blue fence at El Patio is a welcoming signal to one and all to dine al fresco in the shade (year-round with the assistance of portable heaters), or inside above softly creaking wooden floors.”

SW Airlines Spirit Magazine, April 2006
“At El Patio, near the University of New Mexico, you’ll enjoy a lively outdoor space to sample great New Mexican cuisine, including green-chile-laced food that almost literally ignites the tastebuds.”

Sunset Magazine, December 2003
“Cozy El Patio has served this university neighborhood addictively spicy green chili-chicken enchiladas and baskets of steaming hot, fluffy sopaipillas for almost three decades. The sopaipillas are made the old fashioned way, with a yeast dough, and they come to the table slightly crispy and reliably scrumptious.”

Catering Menu

Enjoy genuine New Mexican cooking at your next fiesta! The fun atmosphere and delicious food that El Patio is known for can be featured at your next office party, rehearsal dinner or family gathering. El Patio will provide everything you need to feed large or small groups at any location you choose!